Let me preface this blog with, “I do not claim to be a medical
professional by any means”. Yet, I love the anatomy & physiological aspect
of the human body. I have been taking medical courses part-time, on and off for
X amount of years with various goals in mind and never really felt a direct and
complete pull in any one direction. My favorite courses were always Anatomy,
Physiology, Pathophysiology and Microbiology, along with bits and pieces of a
few others.
At this point and time in my life I am more focused on making my
family healthier and using more natural products to do that. With the
“simple health issues” that seem to pop up, we all go to the doctor,
get a “quick fix” and hope for the best. Unfortunately, one thing
usually leads to another or something else ends up popping up. Then, come to
find out (if we dig hard enough) it is the result of our “quick fix”
coming through as a side effect turned main effect.
I am not going to say doctors are bad and you should avoid them at
all costs. As a matter of fact, I believe that we should all have a doctor that
we can talk to and have a conversation with about our health concerns. Not a
doctor that talks TO us, rather WITH us! If you have a doctor that you are comfortable
with and you trust, then stick with them. If not, find one! It makes all the
difference in the world. Okay, enough of the doctor speech…
My point in the earlier paragraph was supposed to lead to
medicines (talk about focus!) and all the side effects. Why so many side
effects? What I am learning is this…and this is simply MY opinion based on
what I have read and heard…
#1) Many of the drugs given to us have turned “broad spectrum
drugs” by trial only. What I mean by this is that if you go in for a sinus
infection, most of the time you are given an antibiotic. Typically the
antibiotics are considered safe. Yet, sometimes you may be given an antibiotic
that was originally made for something completely different. My “for
instance” is covered by the link below. It is a clip that is just over 10
minutes long or you can read the dialogue below the video if you prefer. The
clip is about Class C antibiotics and how they have caused more grief than joy
in many people’s lives. Unfortunately, most doctors don’t realize that the
horrific side effects that come from these drugs are whats causing the
disabling ailments. Keep in mind that side effects from medicines can show up
many weeks to 18 months AFTER taking the medicine!
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health/jan-june11/antibiotics_06-16.html
#2) Enzymes! This word keeps coming up in a lot of talks that I
have listened to recently. I plan to do more research but want to get this in
everyone’s head. Enzyme blockers…are not always good. Our bodies have the
ability to reproduce (and I am not talking about children here)! It can
reproduce our own DNA! When we get an infection, get sick, etc. or an enzyme
receptor gets blocked to where the enzyme cannot get to the proper receptor
that it needs to, and then mutation of our DNA begins. This then starts the
process of sickness, ailments, cancer, diseases, syndromes, etc. Yet we also
have the ability to fix this and reverse a lot of this…(here comes my all
natural plug) but it needs to be done with what we have been given naturally. There
are many enzymes that we should be taking that will help our vitamins and
minerals get to where they need to be in our body, but they need the proper
receptors to be open and not blocked.
The following link is from Lance Armstrong’s website “Livestrong”
and it is a list of foods high in enzymes. Check it out, there are a lot of
good foods on there.
http://www.livestrong.com/article/26805-list-high-enzyme-foods/
AGAIN, I am not a doctor or medical professional! I am simply a wife, mom, daughter, sister, niece, grand-daughter, friend, cousin, aunt, etc., that is tired of being sick and tired and tired of watching everyone I care about being sick and tired. I’m looking for answers and trying (in my 5 minutes of down-time) to do my research.
Healthy hunting!
Keri
